The World Future Society transformation has begun: An autumn letter from WFS CEO Amy Zalman

Jay OwenTrendspotting

    October 10, 2014 Dear Fellow Futurists,   I hope that your autumn has started happily.    Here at the World Future Society, we have been busy laying the groundwork for a multi-year transformation of our organization into the world’s premiere platform for nurturing and empowering futurists.    Today, I’m writing …

Two Fall Cohorts of the Caring Economy Leadership Program are now forming

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

Ethical Markets is proud to  be part of the coalition for a Caring Economy Campaign and that founder Riane Eisler is on our Advisory Board, Hazel  Henderson, Editor Join us starting September 25 or October 11, 2014 Two Fall Cohorts of the Caring Economy Leadership Program are now forming Learn …

PRESS RELEASE – New pension fund trustee guide gives priority to long-term value

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

    PRESS RELEASE – 06 March 2014   New pension fund trustee guide gives priority to long-term value   Tomorrow’s Company calls for comply-and-explain to apply to pension fund trustee mandates   Tomorrow’s Company, the London based global business think tank is launching a guide for pension fund trustees to …

The Day That The Change Became Real

Jay OwenThe Power of Yin

Posted on September 28, 2013 by restorativeleadership by Seana Steffen, Restorative Leadership Institute “We are history, you and I today… the day that the change became real.” With humility and earthy grace, Casey Camp-Horinek of the Ponca tribe invoked blessings of hope from the four directions as the International Women’s Earth and Climate …

FOCUS: Pete Seeger, Folk Legend, Dead at 94

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

 I was honored to know Pete Seeger and that he supported our  Citizens for Clean Air  efforts in New York City in the 1960s !  He will always be a hero to  environmentalists  and those working for a more peaceful, just sustainable green future for All Life on this planet  …

Bloomberg’s Hidden Legacy: Climate Change and the Future of New York City

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting, Books and Reviews

Bloomberg’s Hidden Legacy: Climate Change and the Future of New York City New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made his city the world leader in the fight to defend against climate change and reduce carbon emissions. This book, just released, tells the story. It is being published as a multi-media e-book …

Historic Women’s Summit

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Global Citizen, Trendspotting

We want to share with you the Introductory Clause of the International Women’s Earth and Climate Initiative Declaration Statement that was launched at the IWECI Summit this last month: “We are the mothers and the grandmothers, sisters and daughters, nieces and aunts, who stand together to care for all generations …

What We Could Do with a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure that Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

We at Ethical Markets  fully support    restoring this  savings bank function to  our US Post Office  and funding new infrastructure at no cost to taxpayers, as in many other countries in Europe and  in Japan . –  Hazel Henderson, editor  What We Could Do with a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure …

Amsterdam, 10 September, 2013 TBLI CONFERENCE™, the global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Partner Announcements and News

Contact: Iris Bune Tel: +31 20 428 67 52 email: [email protected]   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TBLI CONFERENCE™ Partners With Nexus Network   Amsterdam, 10 September, 2013 TBLI CONFERENCE™, the global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investor forum for asset owners and managers, has partnered with Nexus Network, …

TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE in Zurich on 14-15 November.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Partner Announcements and News

Contact: Iris Bune Tel: +31 20 428 67 52 email: [email protected]   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TBLI CONFERENCE™ Partners With Nexus Network   Amsterdam, 10 September, 2013 TBLI CONFERENCE™, the global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investor forum for asset owners and managers, has partnered with Nexus Network, …